Hydrangea macrophylla SO LONG® Ebony 'MONMAR'
SO LONG®: a range of re-flowering hydrangeasEbony: a cultivation with black stems
Ebony 'MONMAR' presents the characteristics of the SO LONG® range grouping the hydrangeas capable of flowering on current year's growth.
The ball-shaped inflorescences of 15 cm diameter are supported by solid, allmost black stems. The corymbs are composed of numerous sterile flowers of approximately 3 cm, violet pink in alkaline soil or blue in acid conditions, flowering for three weeks. When wilting the flower heads turn green, spattered with creamy white and can also be picked to go in a dried flower arrangement.
This variety is of vigorous growth.
Associated in particular to SO LONG® Rosy, Ebony embellishes beds or containers all summer long.
hardy (-20°C)
deciduous
summer
- Width
- 1,00 /1,50 m
- Height
- 1,00 /1,50 m
- Habit
- arrondi,dressé
- Hardiness
- hardy (-20°C)
- Foliage
- deciduous
- Foliage colour
- green
- Flowering period
- spring, summer
- Flowering colour
- bleu,rose
- Flower size
- 15 cm
Hydrangea SO LONG®
The quality of the series SO LONG® is in the important and qualitative re-flowering of these cultivations. The flowering season starts in June and continues right into September, thus giving beds or containers a longer summer flair.
(wholesale)
Use :
In shrub beds or in pots to embellish terraces and balconies in summer.
Type of soil :
fresh, well-drained soils rich in humus
Care :
Cut the dead or withered wood at the end of winter. Cut the faded flowers after the first flowering to encourage a second flowering, if the conditions are favourable.